October 2026. Heeley. Now I’ve ticked the pubs (and the football grounds) there’s a need (possibly a male need, anyone ever met a female GBG ticker or groundhopper) to find a new pursuit. The sensible thing would be Curryheute‘s recommended curry houses; some great locations on his list. Closer to home, I’m trying to tick… Continue reading TICKING THE TICKERS AT THE SHEAF VIEW
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THE BIG DERBY “CURATED PUB SURVEY” No. 8 – YE OLDE DOLPHIN
May 2025, Derby. Well the itinerary had gone to pot, but our #PubManHeroes from Leicester, Frome, Sheffield (x 2), Stafford and Worcester (x 2) were at least walking in a straight line, reminiscent of a scene from the Wicker Man. But where was our leader ? Life After Football presumably checking out Bunk and Brooklyn’s… Continue reading THE BIG DERBY “CURATED PUB SURVEY” No. 8 – YE OLDE DOLPHIN
THE BIG DERBY “CURATED PUB SURVEY”. No. 7 – THE WOODLARK
May 2025 Derby. And so, to a (third) unscheduled stop on our Derby crawl, and my own highlight of any Derby trip. The Woodlark isn’t a Guide regular, I only discovered it in 2018, but it’s where you’ll want to go to see what pubs were like 40 years ago, an era of Football Specials,… Continue reading THE BIG DERBY “CURATED PUB SURVEY”. No. 7 – THE WOODLARK
THE BIG DERBY “CURATED PUB SURVEY”. No. 6 – THE MAYPOLE
May 2025. Derby. Well, where to start ? Life After Football had curated a top quality pub crawl, all your old Derby favourites on a circulat route minimising walking. But I’d reckoned you couldn’t skip the Woodlark, in and out of the Guide after I described it as “perfect”, a pub performing the same function… Continue reading THE BIG DERBY “CURATED PUB SURVEY”. No. 6 – THE MAYPOLE
ONE NIGHT IN DEREHAM (via TOFTWOOD)
I am now the pub expert on Dereham, or East Dereham if you’re the landlord at the Creaky Floorboard I was chatting to this week. Is there a West ? And why are you asking me ? I don’t know the difference between East and West ! See, here’s a 3 mile pub crawl I… Continue reading ONE NIGHT IN DEREHAM (via TOFTWOOD)
LEICESTER PUB CRAWL – “Can one desire too much of a good thing ?”
Another Pub Blogger Crawl, another opportunity to whine about too many handpumps. A Tuesday in Leicester, comparing notes with Old Mudgie of Pub Curmudgeon fame, Richard of Beer Leeds fame, and Paul Mudge of Stafford, which is fame in itself. Historians may one day be interested in this annotated itinerary, and wonder about the deviations we made. Thanks to… Continue reading LEICESTER PUB CRAWL – “Can one desire too much of a good thing ?”
